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Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.4%−1.9 pts
02Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.1%−1.4 pts
03Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.4%+1.1 pts
04Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.0%−0.6 pts
05Grant County, WVWV11,04112.9%−3.5 pts
06Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.3%−3.0 pts
07Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−0.0 pts
08Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113.7%−0.6 pts
09Preston County, WVWV34,00413.9%−4.5 pts
10Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.8%+3.7 pts
11Hardy County, WVWV14,33714.9%+1.8 pts
12Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.1%+3.7 pts
13Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60215.3%−1.9 pts
14Taylor County, WVWV16,28715.8%−4.5 pts
15Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.8%+5.4 pts
16Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.9%+0.1 pts
17Mineral County, WVWV26,79216.1%+1.4 pts
18Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.4%+0.1 pts
19Wood County, WVWV82,38516.4%+2.6 pts
20Marion County, WVWV55,58416.8%+0.5 pts
21Randolph County, WVWV26,88217.1%−0.9 pts
22Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.3%−7.8 pts
23Raleigh County, WVWV71,77517.5%−1.0 pts
24Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.5%−2.3 pts
25Tucker County, WVWV6,54017.7%−0.4 pts
26Marshall County, WVWV29,15918.0%+1.4 pts
27Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.1%+2.9 pts
28Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.1%+1.5 pts
29Barbour County, WVWV15,41418.4%−4.2 pts
30Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.7%−0.6 pts
31Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418.9%−0.2 pts
32Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.9%+1.7 pts
33Mason County, WVWV24,70718.9%−1.0 pts
34Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.2%−0.3 pts
35Boone County, WVWV20,25119.3%−2.7 pts
36Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.3%−0.7 pts
37Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57819.4%+1.1 pts
38Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.6%−0.3 pts
39Wayne County, WVWV37,30920.2%+0.6 pts
40Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820.5%−4.5 pts
41Cabell County, WVWV91,18320.6%+1.4 pts
42Braxton County, WVWV11,88521.0%−0.9 pts
43Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121.0%−1.8 pts
44Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.3%−0.4 pts
45Mingo County, WVWV21,45521.6%−8.1 pts
46Summers County, WVWV11,53221.6%−2.8 pts
47Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−2.3 pts
48Mercer County, WVWV57,50322.8%+3.1 pts
49Webster County, WVWV7,76022.9%−8.9 pts
50Clay County, WVWV7,53823.7%−3.8 pts
51Doddridge County, WVWV7,63425.1%+5.3 pts
52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.6%−1.3 pts
53Roane County, WVWV13,31727.6%+5.0 pts
54Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.3%+4.3 pts
55McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.6%−5.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS